{"id":701200,"date":"2025-11-29T06:20:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T03:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/supabase-hit-5b-by-turning-down-million-dollar-contracts-heres-why-2\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T06:20:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T03:20:15","slug":"supabase-hit-5b-by-turning-down-million-dollar-contracts-heres-why-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/supabase-hit-5b-by-turning-down-million-dollar-contracts-heres-why-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Supabase hit $5B by turning down million-dollar contracts. Here&#8217;s why."},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vibe coding has taken the tech industry by storm, and\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0not just the\u00a0Lovables\u00a0and\u00a0Replits\u00a0of the world that\u00a0are\u00a0winning. The startups building the infrastructure behind them are cashing in too.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Supabase, the open-source database platform\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0become the backend of choice for the vibe-coding world,\u00a0raised $100 million at a\u00a0$5 billion\u00a0valuation\u00a0just months after closing $200 million at\u00a0$2 billion. But co-founder and CEO Paul\u00a0Copplestone\u00a0has a surprising strategy: he keeps turning down million-dollar enterprise contracts\u00a0from deep-pocketed but demanding customers.\u00a0He\u2019s\u00a0betting instead that\u00a0if he sticks to his own product\u00a0vision, the world will come to him. So far,\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0been right.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today on TechCrunch\u2019s Equity podcast, Julie Bort sat down with\u00a0Copplestone\u00a0to explore\u00a0Supabase\u2019s\u00a0rise and what it means for\u00a0vibe coding, developers and\u00a0the database\u00a0giants who have historically controlled this market.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Subscribe to Equity on<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/id1215439780\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">\u00a0Apple Podcasts<\/a>,<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes1215439780\/equity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">\u00a0Overcast<\/a>,<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5IEYLip3eDppcOmy5DmphC?si=rZDFHv2sQUul_g94iCRgpQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">\u00a0Spotify<\/a>\u00a0and all the casts. 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The startups building the infrastructure behind them are cashing in too.\u00a0 Supabase, the open-source database platform\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0become the backend of choice for the vibe-coding world,\u00a0raised $100 million at a\u00a0$5 billion\u00a0valuation\u00a0just months after closing $200 million at\u00a0$2 billion. 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